NZ man 'used hedgehog as weapon'

BBC ^ | 07 Apr 2008 | BBC

[BGHater]

A man in New Zealand has been charged with using a hedgehog as a weapon, the New Zealand Herald has reported.

Police said William Singalargh, 27, had hurled the hedgehog about 5m (16ft) at a 15-year-old boy.

"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks," said Senior Sgt Bruce Jenkins, in the North Island town of Whakatane.

It was unclear whether the hedgehog was still alive when it was thrown, though it was dead when collected as evidence.

The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested "for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog."

Mr Singalargh is due to appear in court on 17 April. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

[Centurion2000]

This article gave me an idea for a new sport to replace dodgeball.

Already been done .... BloodBowl

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

Ban all hedgehogs!!!

[USMCGunnut]

The question you have to ask yourself is did I throw 5 hedgehogs or 6. In all this excitement I kind of lost track myself.

[Hacklehead]

“Already been done .... BloodBowl”

Boring. Imagine the potential of a sport where the ball can bite, run away and leave players full of sharp spines. In the heavyweigh division they can use porcupines! Them’s manly sports fer sure.

[tm61]

“if you can dodge a hedgehog, you can dodge a ball”

-Patches O’houlihan (RIP)

[WakeUpAndVote]

[ErnBatavia]

[llevrok]

When hedgehogs are outlawed, only Kiwi’s will have hedgehogs.

[CORedneck]

At least he didn’t throw a Kiwi ! Hit right, you get the point ; )

[ArrogantBustard]

[NonValueAdded]

or Spiny Norman

[Calvin Locke]

Channel surfing last night, I caught the last half of Alice in Wonderland, and hedgehogs were used as croquet balls...

[Calvin Locke]

Hehe. From that thread on that old PIAT launcher, I ended up finding out that the name "hedgehog" came from the look of the spines after the charges were launched.

Probably a good and misleading code name as well.

[secret garden]

This is right up your alley.

[tacticalogic]

Okay, who’s got the plans for a hedgehog minigun?

[ArrogantBustard]

[magslinger]

I thought of “The Far Side” and the Dobie-o-matic.

[tacticalogic]

That’s just the magazine.

[blackie]

Have you witnessed much of this? >:-}

[lonevoice]

But being as this is a hedgehog, the most powerful insectivore in the world...

I actually had to learn something to respond to your comment. The hedgehog is an insectivore, and not a rodent. Who knew?!?